Tag: WTO

Saturday, September 19th 2020 - 07:49 UTC
UK candidate Dr Liam Fox, through to 2nd round in WTO Director General contest

Former UK International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox said on Friday experienced leadership is needed as the selection process continues to replace the World Trade Organization Director-General chair.
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Wednesday, September 16th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
US tariffs on Chinese goods breach trade rules, says WTO; Trump suggests he will abandon the organization

The World Trade Organization found on Tuesday that the United States breached global trading rules by imposing multibillion-dollar tariffs in President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, a ruling that drew anger from Washington.
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Wednesday, July 1st 2020 - 08:07 UTC
WTO confident of securing an agreement on cutting fisheries subsidies this year

The World Trade Organization (WTO) aims to secure an agreement on cutting fisheries subsidies this year, the chair of the talks, and a WTO official said on Tuesday, despite the cancellation of a major meeting due to COVID-19.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 08:03 UTC
Mexican NAFTA negotiator, candidate for director general of WTO

Mexico is set to propose senior trade official Jesus Seade, who helped rework the North American Free Trade Agreement, as a candidate to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), government sources said.
Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 09:17 UTC
Global trade expected to plummet this year, says World Trade Organization

Global trade growth is expected to plummet by up to a third in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday, warning that the numbers would be “ugly”.
Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 07:36 UTC
Mitigating impacts of Covid-19 on food trade and markets

The following is the statement by FAO's chief Qu Donguy, WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyseus and WTO's director-general Roberto Azevedo.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 06:38 UTC
Global trade forecasted to remain “below trend” in fourth quarter, WTO

The World Trade Organization said on Monday that growth in global goods trade is expected to remain “below trend” in the fourth quarter amid tensions and rising tariffs in key sectors.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 05:41 UTC
WTO committee considering ways to end fisheries subsidies negotiations

At the 15 November informal meeting of the Negotiating Group on Rules, heads of WTO member delegations discussed the status of the fisheries subsidies negotiations. Members noted difficulties in concluding negotiations by the end of the year and committed to intensifying their discussions to curb harmful fisheries subsidies.
Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
UK Trade secretary tells WTO conference, “Britain is back” as a sovereign nation

Britain is looking forward to “taking back control” of its trade policy after it exits the European Union later this month, a government minister told the World Trade Organization on Wednesday. Speaking at a WTO conference, International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said her country was preparing to seize “a golden opportunity.”
Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:20 UTC
China lodges complaint against US import duties before WTO; US accuses Beijing of intellectual property theft

China has lodged a complaint against the United States at the World Trade Organization over U.S. import duties, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Monday.